Description of soil BCCKS~~~~~N (CALKINS)
| Classification | R.HG |
|---|---|
| Profile | Native soil profile The soil is in native condition (undisturbed by agriculture). |
| Kind of material | Mineral The soil material is primarily composed of mineral particles. |
| Water table | Always The water table is always present in the soil. |
| Root restrictions | Fourth layer The growth of plant roots is restricted by the fourth layer. |
| Type of root restricting layer | Compact Till Compact (Basal) Till |
| Drainage | Poorly drained Water is removed so slowly in relation to supply that the soil remains wet for a comparatively large part of the time the soil is not frozen. Excess water is evident in the soil for a large part of the time. Subsurface flow or groundwater flow, or both, in addition to precipitation are the main water sources; there may also be a perched water table, with precipitation exceeding evapotranspiration. Soils have a wide range in available water storage capacity, texture, and depth, and are gleyed subgroups, Gleysols, and Organic soils. |
| Mode of Deposition | Texture | Chemical properties | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uppermost | Eolian Eolian material deposited by wind: uniform deposit of very fine sand and silt. |
Moderately Fine Moderately Fine (USDA Texture Classes: SCL,FSCL,VFSCL,CL,SICL,GSCL,GL,CBCL). |
Extremely / Strongly Acidic pH < 5.6 |
| Below | Till (Morainal) Morainal material (till) deposited by glacial ice: a mixture of boulders, sand, silt, and clay. |
Moderately Coarse Moderately Coarse (USDA Texture Classes: VFS,LVFS,CSL,SL,FSL,GSL,CBSL,GFSL). |
Extremely / Strongly Acidic pH < 5.6 |
Soil Layer Characteristics
| Classification | Physical | Chemical | Water | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Layer Number | Upper depth |
Lower depth |
hzn_lit | hzn_mas | hzn_suf | hzn_mod | bd | cofrag | tsand | tsilt | tclay | domsand | vfsand | orgcarb | vonpost | wood | phca | ph2 | bases | caco3 | cec | ec | ksat | kp0 | kp10 | kp33 | kp1500 |
| 1 | 0 | 20 | A | h | 1.0 | 0 | 10 | 55 | 35 | F | 3 | 9.6 | -9 | -9 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 28 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0.3 | 62 | 28 | 27 | 21 | ||
| 2 | 20 | 32 | AC | 0.95 | 0 | 20 | 60 | 20 | F | 5 | 3.9 | -9 | -9 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 7 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0.1 | 64 | 40 | 34 | 20 | |||
| 3 | 32 | 55 | C | g | 1.2 | 0 | 10 | 64 | 26 | F | 3 | 2.6 | -9 | -9 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0.1 | 55 | 39 | 36 | 18 | ||
| 4 | 55 | 100 | 2 | C | g | 1.7 | 0 | 25 | 60 | 15 | F | 6 | 1.0 | -9 | -9 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 28 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0.1 | 36 | 36 | 32 | 14 | |